"Cough—" Abomination Douluo coughed once, enduring the intense pain coming from all over his body as he looked toward the surrounding sea surface. He saw Myriad Soul Douluo floating on the water, already unconscious.
Circulating the soul power within his body and stepping down with his foot, Abomination Douluo once again stood in mid-air.
After checking Myriad Soul Douluo's breathing, he finally let out a slow breath of relief.
Transferring a slight amount of his soul power over, Myriad Soul Douluo soon struggled to wake up.
"Cough—where are we?"
"We just fell into the sea."
"I know we're in the sea." Myriad Soul Douluo panted heavily and said irritably, "I mean, where is the Great Elder?"
Abomination Douluo did not speak. He looked far into the distance. Although they were very far apart, the dazzling electric light was still clearly visible.
"Damn it, we almost died here." Myriad Soul Douluo looked gloomily in the direction of the Great Elder, but after seeing the electric light in the sky once more, he no longer had any intention of approaching.
"Although it's far from what we expected, we at least gained something. Let's leave here quickly."
As Myriad Soul Douluo spoke, he was about to depart, yet he saw Abomination Douluo still standing in place, looking far out over the sea.
"Let's go. What are you waiting for?"
"We're still missing that disciple of the Eighth Elder."
"Hmph, he probably won't be coming back. With the methods the Great Elder used against us, do you think the task she gave him was anything simple? He's most likely already buried in the icy sea."
Abomination Douluo frowned upon hearing this. "But to treat a disciple of the cult like this…"
"Enough. Do you really think he's truly the Eighth Elder's disciple?" Myriad Soul Douluo sneered. "From the Cult Master down to every elder, who besides you doesn't know what the Eighth Elder is planning?"
"Only you truly treat him as a disciple of the Holy Cult." Myriad Soul Douluo also glanced at the sea surface before quickly looking away. "He's nothing more than a vessel for the Eighth Elder. He can just find another one. Let's leave here first."
"Alright." Only then did Abomination Douluo withdraw his gaze and no longer linger.
In another direction, Sea Princess also stopped. She looked back at the few scattered figures beside her. Several golden pearls fell with the wind, sinking into the seawater.
Nearly a thousand of her clansmen had almost all perished within that great formation, turned into resources for the Great Elder's tribulation. Even their souls had been collected by those unknown flags. How could this not break her heart?
Yet right now, another matter did not allow her to continue grieving.
"Lijing."
"Mother."
"We must hurry back. I don't know how she did it, but the Heart of the Ocean has been stolen. Something must have happened in the palace." Sea Princess sighed lightly. "I hope Liya hasn't met with misfortune."
And in the place where the mermaid clan lived, the Liya that Sea Princess was worried about rushed out of the palace, looking around for the "guest" who had just been visiting the palace.
However, the earlier fluctuations had caused a disturbance on the seabed. The surging seawater had long since swept Lin Xiao to who-knows-where.
His body was bearing enormous pressure. Although he had already adapted for a period of time before, at this moment, Lin Xiao no longer had the spare strength to circulate soul power to resist the sea's pressure. He could only rely on his physical toughness to endure it raw.
The muscles in his body transmitted waves of pain, and all the bones in his body creaked. Yet Lin Xiao had no attention to spare for it. The agony from the shattering of his spiritual sea had long since completely overshadowed the physical pain—he could barely feel it at all.
Within the fragmented spiritual sea, gray mist and emerald-green light intertwined with each other. Lin Xiao's consciousness no longer retained his original appearance; it only vaguely formed a human shape as he watched Electrolux continuously working.
"Teacher…"
"Child, there's no need to speak. I know your pain." Electrolux's voice was far gentler than usual, as if comforting Lin Xiao.
"No, I…"
"There's no need to feel guilty either, child. A person's life may seem short, yet it is also extremely long. There are always many things beyond one's control, and in the environment you were in, that was even more the case."
"Since I have accepted you as my disciple, as your teacher, it is only natural that I do my utmost for you." Electrolux's voice seemed to contain a kind of magic power. "Sleep, child. You are already very tired. Rest well."
Lin Xiao's consciousness uncontrollably blurred, and he sank into deep sleep.
He seemed to have a very long dream. He dreamed of the world from his memories of his previous life. In that world, there was no killing, no one forcing him to do anything. In his ears was the children's song his mother softly hummed, and before his eyes was his father's tall figure.
When he first found Electrolux, the first thing he thought of was how to make use of the knowledge Electrolux possessed. Becoming his disciple was merely to obtain even greater power from him.
But now, he truly understood that the word "Teacher" was far more than just a title.
In his haze, looking at Electrolux's figure, it seemed Lin Xiao had never felt as at peace as he did now.
A few crisp bird cries woke Lin Xiao from his coma. He opened his eyes in a daze. A breeze of unknown origin gently blew across his face.
Standing up, beneath his feet was an endless sea of flowers. Those dark red, slender petals looked especially familiar to Lin Xiao.
Subconsciously walking forward and lightly smelling the faint, elegant fragrance at the tip of his nose, Lin Xiao only felt a faint vitality permeating all around him.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of flowing water attracted Lin Xiao's attention. He hurriedly took two steps forward, but in the next moment, the scene on the opposite bank of the river made him freeze.
There stood an identical version of himself. Beneath his feet was similarly a sea of flowers, yet there was not the slightest trace of life—only pure deathly silence, separated by the river before his eyes.
Lin Xiao was a little dazed. He shook his head slightly. When he looked again, the figure that looked exactly like him seemed to have disappeared. Only the ground beneath his feet was no longer the previous floral fragrance but a heavy death.
Countless memories rose in his heart. Lin Xiao abruptly turned his head. Behind him, a gray, hazy figure was standing there.
"Teacher."
"You're awake." Electrolux nodded. "In the past, we could only look at each other across the river. Now, you have finally been able to step onto my side—the side that truly belongs to death."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao looked toward the opposite bank again. Only then did he realize that the place he often appeared in before was the opposite side, while the place he was now standing in had originally been nothing but a gray fog.
"Teacher, why is this?"
"Because my power has completely fused with you." Electrolux slowly took two steps forward.
"As for that sea of flowers on the opposite side, what did you feel within it?"
"Hm…" Lin Xiao paused. "Life force?"
"That's right." Electrolux smiled. "All power is two sides of the same coin. When you reach the extreme on the path of death, the power of life will naturally be born from it."
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